Associate Director, Supply Chain - Portfolio & Change Management

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structured change management efforts for transformation initiatives, including communication, training, stakeholder engagement, and adoption tracking.
• Apply formal change methodologies to assess readiness, manage resistance, and monitor success metrics.
• Develop and deliver enablement materials, workshops, and coaching to support change adoption across functions.
• Oversee a portfolio of supply chain improvement projects, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and measurable value delivery.
• Facilitate governance routines, prioritize initiatives, and track benefits realization and KPIs.
• Cook up cross-functional resources and manage interdependencies across initiatives.
• Identify and lead process improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma tools (e.g., root-cause analysis, Kaizen, value stream mapping).
• Drive operational efficiency, quality, and cost optimization across planning, manufacturing, logistics, and clinical supply chain.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Serve as a liaison between Supply Chain and core functions (Commercial, Manufacturing, QA/GxP, Finance, IT).
• Facilitate working sessions, governance forums, and decision-making cadences to align stakeholders and resolve blockers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships to foster trust, collaboration, and shared ownership of change.
• Define and monitor KPIs for change adoption and project outcomes.
• Ensure structured handover of initiatives to operational teams, with clear roles and responsibilities.
• Recommend and execute post-implementation enhancements to maximize long-term value.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field; MBA or master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in supply chain, operations, or transformation roles within biopharma or regulated industries.
• Proven expertise in Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated success leading organizational change and managing improvement portfolios.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP IBP, Kinaxis), project management tools, and analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).